CMST 2060 Chapter : HW1 CMST
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A speech topic is the subject of which one chooses to write their speech on. Invention is the first canon of rhetoric and refers to the act of finding something to say that lends support to the speaker s position. The process of invention includes seven basic categories of resources to persuade an audience, one of which includes a topic of invention. Topic of invention represents specific ways of placing material into relationships that ideally bring about new questions and new insights. (pp. 14-15) the difference lies in the break down of the topic into topics of invention that help break down the topic and approaching it from every perspective making it more interesting to the audience. The topic of invention i would chose to help build a speech about how to. Defining the action of picking up a girl properly, can lead to a commonplace between what women want and how a man should go about pursing it.
